basilic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ba*sil"ic noun
Etymology
F. basilique.
Definitions
  1. Basilica.
Ba*sil"ic, Ba*sil"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Basilic
  • Basilical
)
Etymology
See Basilica.
Definitions
  1. Royal; kingly; also, basilican.
  2. (Anat.) Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm.

Webster 1913